Haresh Patel

Haresh Patel built a 30-year career that spans launching entrepreneurial startups to leading three public companies, with a proven penchant for igniting corporate turnaround, change management, and new revenue growth.

Haresh started his career at Texas Instruments and has served as Sr. Vice President at WJ Communications, Inc., Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Agilent`s $2B Semiconductor Group, and Vice President of Worldwide Sales at PMC Sierra Inc. before making a strategic move from semiconductors to global renewable energy in 2009. He founded Mercatus Inc. as an investment bank working with large investors and asset owners to acquire renewable energy assets. He built the Mercatus software platform out of frustration with investment processes, with a goal to finally democratize how data is managed and exchanged as the “single source of truth” for asset/fund performance and risk. Today, Mercatus serves more than $450B in assets and investments under management for the world’s leading energy companies and global alternative investment funds.

Haresh holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.